Rong Fei is not honored

"Big brother!" Saiyinchahun felt betrayed.

"Didn't I tell you before to change how you address me? Well, you didn't listen at all. Afu's name was chosen by my mother, and it was a decision made by our ancestor. Do you still think you did the right thing?"

"I...I just wanted to tease him, because Fu...A-Fu always looks so bitter and resentful."

Cheng Rui kicked him, angrily saying, "Is this how you make fun of people? This is how I comfort you when you're in a bad mood?"

Saiyinchahun didn't dare say anything after being kicked, because he was really guilty.

When he was in a bad mood, his older brother would spoil him rotten, even willing to lower his standards and cover for him when he teased his father.

Well, for someone with a strong sense of self-esteem, what he did was really excessive.

Saiyinchahun reflected on his actions and sincerely apologized to Yinfu. Then, after meeting Yinfu's calm eyes, he exploded again.

Could the arrogant and clever Sainchahun not understand what the other party meant? This kid didn't really care about the title "Fuwa" at all. Every time he got angry, it was just because he found him annoying. This time was no different.

He actually played him!

"Big brother!"

Yinfu looked down on his second brother, who would complain at the slightest disagreement, and sneered, "Childish." He had no interest in scheming against his second brother, and his low mood was genuine; it was just that he hadn't explained when his eldest brother misunderstood.

"Alright." Cheng Rui, with a headache, gently restrained the restless Saiyinchahun and changed the subject, "What did you mean by asking about the rumors earlier? Have you come up with a new idea?"

When it came to serious matters, Sainchahun was quite serious. He exchanged a glance with Yinfu, who was in his elder brother's arms, and the two clever boys instantly understood that they shared the same thoughts.

Even if Uya has her own ulterior motives, she started from a low point. Unless absolutely necessary, she probably wouldn't be willing to gamble with the child in her womb. After all, a chip can only be called a chip if it's in your hand.

Of course, if she's a short-sighted fool, then never mind.

"So, do you think the Uya clan was simply tricked, or that they were the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind? Or perhaps, the Uya clan and the Hesheli family were allies from the beginning?"

"Big brother, you're not surprised?"

The Crown Prince was raised in the Qianqing Palace, and he and his brothers were frequent visitors to the Qianqing Palace, so they naturally met often.

Sainchahun's feelings for his younger brother, who was born of the principal wife, were only superficial. His elder brother, on the other hand, was kind and benevolent. In addition, his mother had raised Yinreng for a period of time, so his elder brother took good care of him, and the two had a good relationship.

Sainchahun thought his elder brother wouldn't accept the fact that the Hesheli family harbored ill will towards their mother so easily.

At this moment, Cheng Rui wanted to rub his forehead like his father. He was soft-hearted, but not stupid, and he was not incapable of distinguishing between close and distant relatives.

"Sainchahun, in your eyes, am I a saint?"

Saiyinchahun muttered under his breath, "He's not exactly a saint, but he's just a kind-hearted person with an overflowing sense of compassion who's always doing good deeds."

Cheng Rui closed his eyes. Let it be. It's better to have a glorious image in his younger brother's heart than for him to think of him as a piece of trash.

"Why? Why would the Hesheli family plot against Mother?" Even if the rumors were spread by the Hesheli family to smear Mother, what does that have to do with what happened today?

Rongxian, who didn't understand how his brothers connected the two events, raised his own questions.

Except for the youngest, Yinzhi, all four brothers looked at Rongxian.

Cheng Rui noticed that his younger brothers were moving in sync with him, and couldn't help but find it a little funny. He hadn't expected that there was actually a solid little white ball among them.

"Do Yinhua and Yinfu know why?"

It wasn't that Chengrui intended to test them, but if they really knew, he couldn't continue to treat them like children. Children in the palace matured early; at four or five years old, they were already able to stand up and protect their mothers and sisters.

"My mother has a good reputation. Although the rumors are getting worse, most of the people who are fueling the fire just want to make my mother unhappy. Very few people actually believe the rumors."

"Therefore, the Hesheri family urgently needs to make the rumors credible."

“If we can’t find any problems with past deeds, then we’ll create an incident. As long as Mother is associated with harming the imperial heir, some people will start to overthink and begin to doubt whether Mother’s kindness is genuine.”

"It's difficult to make a piece of paper covered in ink white again, but you only need a drop of ink to erase black and white paper."

Yin Hua and Yin Fu's back-and-forth banter left Rong Xian completely bewildered.

"Isn't this what Mother said: When a bad person does a good deed, people begin to sympathize with him, feel that his actions are understandable, and think that he can still be saved?"

But if a good person does something wrong, most people won't think they can be forgiven; they'll only think their goodness and kindness are fake, and completely negate the person.

Rongxian wasn't stupid; she just wasn't quick-witted. However, being surrounded by a group of formidable brothers made her appear somewhat naively foolish.

"What did Mother say?"

"Yes, Mother said that people's hearts are complicated and that I should not easily trust anyone, especially my future husband. Not all men are like Father, or my brothers, who would never hurt me."

In fact, Ji Nai only said the first half of the sentence; Rong Xian added the second half himself. After all, the feelings within the imperial family are ever-changing, and fathers and sons, brothers, are not necessarily reliable.

"How old are you? Why is your mother starting to teach you these things now?"

Although Sainchahun felt that his mother was right, he still didn't want his little sister, who was only a few months old, to be exposed to the dark and ugly side of human nature too early.

Cheng Rui, who was standing to the side, remained silent. At the age of 12, he had already begun to engage with the court at his father's behest, though he had not yet formally stood in the court.

Therefore, he was well aware of how difficult it was to break the Qing Dynasty's policy of appeasing the Mongols.

“Ama said that the court has been very lively these days, especially the Niohuru family and the Hesheli family.”

"How come I didn't know?" Saiyinchahun felt that this shouldn't be the case. He and his elder brother were almost inseparable now. There was no reason why his father and elder brother would tell him, but he didn't know.

"You were impatient at the time, so you used the excuse of going to Shou Kang Palace with Yin Ti to pay your respects."

"Oh." That's true.

Sainchahun felt he was still young and could enjoy a few more years of carefree life, so he refused his father's sinister intention to use child laborers. However, his elder brother, being a dutiful son, stayed on as a good son.

"So, this is also to divert attention?"

After all, Empress Niohuru was recuperating from an illness, and Kunning Palace was keeping a low profile. If it weren't for the Niohuru family of the previous dynasty launching the first attack on the Hesheli family, everyone would have forgotten about this seriously ill empress.

Naturally, no one would consider that the Empress's serious illness was not an accident.